HB 833 Summary

• Authorizes county police departments to establish a unit of commissioned volunteer enforcement officers within their traffic division.

• Volunteer officers are authorized to confiscate disability parking permits, access private property during business hours to enforce parking laws, issue citations for expired vehicle registrations and safety check decals, assist with derelict or abandoned vehicle enforcement, and perform other duties assigned by the police chief.

• Requires volunteers to be U.S. citizens, county residents at least 21 years old, possess a valid Hawaii driver's license, have a high school diploma or equivalent, pass a background investigation and physical examination, and meet other criteria set by the police chief.

• Volunteers must work a minimum of 20 hours per month and conform to the police department's standards of conduct, directives, policies, and procedures both on and off duty.

• The county police chief maintains full authority and control over all commissioned volunteer enforcement officers.